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in some ways hermione is lucky that her two best friends are dudes, esp two « mind empty let’s just go along with whatever hermione thinks unless it’s about quidditch » dudes. like a girl bsf would have sussed the time turner out of her 2 days into the school year but tweedle dee and tweedle dum over here barely notice, let alone question her. harry and ron might be respectably smart but at the end of they day they’re just a couple of guys and it shows.

to me, the darkest and most depressing part of the deathly hallows is when ron is gone. for a very heavy and dark time, the deathly hallows is actually full of humor and light except for the section in which ron leaves. before and after, the golden trio still laugh, make (dark) jokes, and generally still somewhat act their age. it is only when ron is gone that harry and hermione feel most desolate and lost. thrust into the adulthood of losing love not due to loss, but separation. once again it proves that all three are equal and needed as friendship knows no hierarchy.

the undercurrents of all types of love in queen of tears is what makes it truly beautiful and heart wrenching to watch. in the battle between black cat family and golden retriever family, it was so lovely to watch them become one big golden cat mixed family

protagonist armor in the ascendance series is crazy like jaron should’ve been dead by page 2 of tfp

saw this thing that was like when the avatar spirit falls in love raava either also falls in love or is third wheeling. ill do you one better: the avatar and raava fall in love together and invite the person into a throuple bc avatar and raava is ultimate power couple.

the eloise and penelope conflict over eloise privileged with ignorance as a pretty, rich bridgeton expected to marry for love is an interesting parallel to the elizabeth and charlotte conflict over elizabeth’s privileged dismissal of an economic marriage. eloise and elizabeth are lauded as romantic héroïnes but we often ignore how privileged and indulgent that role is while villianizing those who call them out for it/ do not enjoy the same privilege, perhaps bc they are an uncomfortable reminder of reality.

the way i started celebrity thinking it would be like the fabulous and it’s actually the glory

i think it’s so important that kakeru is depicted as a lively teenager, one who easily smiles and teases his friends. this adds depth to the character, making him a person not just someone who needs to be saved. additionally, it shows us that depression comes in all forms and you really can’t know what’s going on in someone’s head. in the original timeline, the characters probably sensed something was wrong bc he masks it so well. through this we are able to see that we shouldn’t wait for someone to be on the precipice of no return to look out for them but appreciate them every day because there might not be a “later”.